IT asset managers have a plethora of discovery and management tools available to them to manage connected servers, virtual servers, network equipment, plotters, printers, security devices, and other intelligent devices within their facility. Yet even with these tools, they face a series of challenges in managing the physical disposition of devices. They must track the inventory of devices and connections, such as horizontal cabling, that do not report intelligently. They need to map the networked IT asset plan to the room and closet locations, people, projects teams, and internal customer organizations that they support. Additionally, they must work closely with department heads, capital asset managers, space planners, move managers and facility managers to provide a continuously high level of service on which the operation of the enterprise depends.
The ARCHIBUS Telecommunications Asset Management application addresses these challenges. The IT asset inventory tracks location, customer organization, and status. Intelligent floor plans visually locate IT assets and the context they serve to plan services and projects. Full data and process integration with the rest of the ARCHIBUS suite provides process integration with capital assets planning, project planning, space planning, move management and maintenance.
Note: The features of the Telecom Asset Management application are a subset of the features available with the Asset Management application and Enterprise Asset Management application. The Telecom Asset Management application is designed for users upgrading from Windows Client/Server Telecommunications & Cabling Management who want the predominantly equivalent functionality in the Web Central environment but do not need the additional features available with Asset Management and Enterprise Asset Management.
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Asset Management |
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Location |
Asset Management domain |
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Business Result |
Reduce excess inventory levels and warehousing with a better understanding of asset needs and consumption. Reduce IT asset management process costs through automation. Better support planning operations, such as reconfigurations, though an accurate registry of what IT assets and jacks are present and which work areas are affected by each project. Coordinate moves effectively with IT by using a standardized, accurate list of jacks, faceplates, and services. Save time and labor costs by eliminating tedious manual IT asset counts. Speed IT work by knowing specifications, contractual requirements, power and cooling requirements, LEED energy certifications, or physical security requirements. |
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Used By |
IT Asset Managers IT Managers Facility Managers |
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Reasons for Automating |
Provide inventory of physical IT assets – such as workstation and server equipment, jacks, faceplates, racks and panels – from alphanumeric entry, CAD plans, or BIM models. Know what IT and network assets are in each building and their requirements. Document specific connections between workstation equipment, jacks, equipment and panel ports and servers Provide purpose-designed support for IT processes that give the view of a physical telecom plant that network tools and "sniffers" cannot. Use floor plans to visually review connections between workspaces and the equipment rooms that serve them to understand service configuration. Present server, network devices, equipment, and jack and faceplate information graphically. Provide a single, central console for accessing data on equipment, faceplates, jacks, panels, ports, equipment, network devices integrated with the view of the workstations, rooms and staff they support. Use configurable templates for jacks, faceplates, equipment with ports and panels with ports to represent the specific equipment and standards in use at your facility. Automatically create jacks and ports according to your standard to speed development of telecommunications inventory. Trace connections between workstation equipment and jacks back to server equipment or vice versa from server equipment or panels back to the workstation equipment that is supported. Quickly find dependencies between systems and identify areas served. |
| Prerequisite Applications | None |
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Related Mobile Apps |
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| Applications Using the Results of this Application | |
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Reports/Results |
Telecom Connection Traces Telecom Highlight Traces & Connections |
The following are typical users:
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| Business Process Owner |
Define background data about the facility (the location and organization data). |
| Asset Managers | Develop and maintain equipment asset inventory; for IT assets, model connections. |
| IT Managers | Develop and maintain IT asset inventory including connections. |
Telecom Asset Management application overview
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